Erection date: 1989
English Heritage
Joseph Grimaldi, 1778 - 1837, clown, lived here 1818 - 1828.
EC1, Exmouth Market, 56
Grimaldi lived at numerous addresses in the Clerkenwell area between 1794 and his death. This is the only one to have survived.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Grimaldi - EC1
Pantomime clown appearing at Sadler's Wells, Drury Lane and Covent Garden the...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Grimaldi - EC1
London County Council Dr. Robert Willan, 1757-1812, dermatologist lived here.
Above this large, plain, plaque there is a small ornate stone with "G.S." on a shield surrounded with foliage, quite badly damaged. Whic...
Joseph Aloysius Hansom, 1803 - 1882, architect, founder-editor of The Builder and inventor of the Hansom Cab, lived here. Greater London ...
We have another page showing the memorial in its new location.
Below the first floor bay window a large stone frieze is beginning to crumble but still reads: "Stepney & Bow Foundation Coborn Girls...
